Métascouac South River
| Métascouac South River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory | Lac-Jacques-Cartier Lac-Croche |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac des Lynx |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| • coordinates | 47°43′02″N 71°43′19″W / 47.71732°N 71.72183°W |
| • elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) |
| Mouth | Métascouac River |
• location | Lac-Croche |
• coordinates | 47°41′56″N 71°50′01″W / 47.69889°N 71.83361°W |
• elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Length | 14.6 km (9.1 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lac-Croche |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upward from the mouth) Décharge d'un petit lac non identifié, ruisseau non identifié, ruisseau non identifié. |
| • right | (upward from the mouth) Décharge du Lac Pois, décharge du lac Lemaine. |
The Métascouac South River is a tributary of the eastern bank of the Métascouac River, flowing in the central west part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The river flows through the regional county municipalities of:
- La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier;
- La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Métascouac South River (except the rapids areas) is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.